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Hill's: a unifying force in the global veterinary community
The educational opportunities provided by Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. have advanced the knowledge of veterinarians and their health-care teams
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AVMA's champion for global veterinary medicine
For the past three years, Dr. René Carlson has been president of the World Veterinary Association, the internationally recognized voice of global…
Sandy Willis, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM
Before becoming the District 11 delegate on the AVMA Board of Directors, Dr. Sandy Willis served as chair of the AVMA House Advisory Committee.
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VCA names new chief medical officer
VCA Animal Hospitals announced Sept. 15 the appointment of Dr. Marie E. Kerl as its new chief medical officer effective immediately.
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Restoring Iraq's veterinary infrastructure
Iraqi veterinarians made considerable progress in planning the rebuilding of the veterinary infrastructure of their country
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District I to elect board member
Dr. Guy L. Pidgeon has resigned from his role as District I representative on the AVMA Executive Board.
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Accolades
Janice C. Hayes has become the new executive director of the Georgia VMA. She succeeded Beth Monte this
2019 AVMA Excellence Awards recipients
AVMA awards recognize veterinarians who advance veterinary medicine, and who show exemplary concern for the welfare and humane treatment of animals. …
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Social worker joins AVMA staff
A leader in the effort to improve the mental health and well-being of veterinary professionals, Jennifer Brandt, PhD, has been hired at the AVMA
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Minnesota veterinary board sued for teeth floating law
Johnson had floated the teeth of about 500 horses until the veterinary board warned him he could face prosecution
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Virginia-Maryland names new dean
After a national search, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has named Dr. M. Daniel Givens as its new dean. He will take over the…
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AVMA weighs stepped-up role in global food security
With the world’s population projected to grow by one-third to more than 9 billion people by 2050, global food production must increase as
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Securing food by aiding animals
Dr. René Carlson said veterinarians need to be louder about the value of animal-source foods.
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Illini confer career distinctions
An officer and a division director of the AVMA accepted honors from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
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AAVMC acknowledges contributions from veterinary faculty, student
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges recognized the 2017 recipients of five awards during its Annual Conference March 10-12 in…
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SAVMA goes virtual
The symposium was originally scheduled as an in-person event at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, but had to be called off because of the…
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Hill's sponsorship for AVMA Annual Convention soars to highest levels
Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. was not only a platinum sponsor of this year's AVMA convention, denoting the highest level of
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Garry Adams receives AVMA Award
Dr. L. Garry Adams values collaboration to achieve greater goals in research and organized veterinary medicine.
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Company sold prescription drugs to unauthorized users, resellers
A drug distribution company pleaded guilty in February to selling farm-use prescription drugs to people who lacked prescriptions and resellers who…
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Veterinarians at the pinnacle
The AVMA paid its highest tributes to 15 individuals, including 14 member veterinarians, during the Annual Convention in Honolulu.
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Veterinary colleges committed to anti-racism, say Black lives matter
Many veterinary colleges have released statements standing with the Black Lives Matter movement and the Black community, several have started book…